The 1st Annual Cyber Rendezvous at Lloyd's of London
Join senior leaders from more than 40 carriers, reinsurers, and brokers already registered for a half-day executive briefing at the Lloyd's Old Library.
Date and Time: Friday, 16 October 2026, 08:30 to 13:30, including lunch.
An event by Cyberwrite, hosted by Samsung Re, bringing together the London insurance market to examine the forces reshaping cyber underwriting, portfolio management, systemic risk, catastrophe modeling, and insurance innovation.
The programme opens with a fireside chat with the UK Home Office on the national cyber threat picture. It then combines focused expert panels, two featured presentations on open cat modelling infrastructure and cyber claims, moderated roundtables under the Chatham House Rule, and a networking lunch.
Speakers
Nir Perry, CEO and Founder, Cyberwrite
Sie Lau, Head of Cyber and Casualty, Samsung Re
John Evans, Head of Cyber Policy Unit, Homeland Security Group, Home Office
Lauren Restell, Exposure Management, Non-Natural Catastrophe, Lloyd's
Marco Henrique, Head of Cyber Europe, Markel Insurance SE
Jean Bayon de La Tour, International Head of Cyber, Howden
Phil Hoyt, Cyber Insurance, Sovereign General, Co-operators Group
Michael Georgiou - Head of Portfolio Risk at CFC
Craig Dunn, Senior Cyber Underwriter, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Dickie Whitaker, Chief Executive, Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
Sarah Payne, Cyber Cat Modeling Manager, Aon
Simon Heather, Head of Cyber Catastrophe Modeling, Gallagher Re
Luke Johnson, Cyber Claims Advocate, Lockton
Who may attend
Attendance is limited to professionals employed by:
Insurance carriers
Reinsurance companies
Lloyd's syndicates
Managing general agents and managing general underwriters
Insurance and reinsurance brokerage firms
Cyberwrite and Samsung Re customers and prospects
Relevant roles include cyber underwriters, exposure managers, catastrophe modelers, actuaries, portfolio managers, claims leaders, brokers, product executives, and senior insurance decision-makers.
This is not a general cybersecurity, technology, consulting, or vendor event. All registration requests are subject to Cyberwrite approval, and a company email address is required. If you are unsure whether you qualify, email support@cyberwrite.com.
Programme
08:30 to 09:00 | Registration, coffee and networking
Meet insurance and reinsurance professionals from across the London market.
09:00 to 09:10 | Welcome and opening remarks
Nir Perry, Cyberwrite, and Sie Lau, Samsung Re
Perspectives on current cyber insurance market conditions and the role of data-driven underwriting and portfolio-level catastrophe modeling.
09:10 to 09:40 | Fireside Chat: The Threat Picture from the Outside In
John Evans, Head of Cyber Policy Unit, Home Office, in conversation with Nir Perry, Cyberwrite.
A national security view of the cyber threat, starting with the adversary rather than the vulnerability. It covers who the main threat actors are, how AI and nation-state activity are changing the risk, and what that means for carriers over the next 24 to 48 months. 20 minutes of conversation, then 10 minutes of Q&A.
09:40 to 10:20 | Cyber Underwriting: Data, Discipline and Decision Support
Moderator: Nir Perry (Cyberwrite)
Panellists: Marco Henrique (Markel Insurance SE), Jean Bayon de La Tour (Howden), Phil Hoyt (Sovereign General)
Using external data in risk selection, triage, and pricing
Identifying signals that correlate with cyber claims
Validating security controls without slowing quote-to-bind
Moving beyond questionnaires toward evidence-based assessment
Addressing identity, privacy, and third-party exposure
10:20 to 10:40 | Coffee break
10:40 to 10:55 | Oasis, Cyber and Data Standards
Dickie Whitaker, Chief Executive, Oasis Loss Modelling Framework
How an open modelling framework and a common cyber exposure data standard (OED Cyber) make cyber catastrophe risk comparable across a portfolio and across the market. The talk also covers how Cyberwrite's cyber risk quantification runs on Oasis alongside other perils, and what the deployment choices (local, private cloud, SaaS) mean for carriers, syndicates and MGAs.
10:55 to 11:35 | Cyber Catastrophe Modeling and Systemic Risk
Moderator: Sie Lau (Samsung Re)
Panellists: Lauren Restell (Lloyd's), Sarah Payne (Aon), Simon Heather (Gallagher Re)
AI Accumulation and concentration management
Cloud and software supply-chain exposure analysis
Identification of single points of failure
Capital setting and reinsurance purchasing
Lloyd's Realistic Disaster Scenario requirements
Transparent and defensible portfolio decisions
11:35 to 11:50 | Claims in Cyber: Five Lessons and the Use of AI
Luke Johnson, Cyber Claims Advocate, Lockton
Lessons from years of cyber claims management, what they mean for underwriting and broking, and how AI is changing the claims discipline for carriers and brokers alike.
11:50 to 12:30 | AI on Both Sides of the Ledger
Moderator: Nir Perry (Cyberwrite)
Panelists: Craig Dunn (Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance), John Evans (Home Office). Michael Georgiou, Head of Portfolio Risk at CFC, and Sophia Kalanovska, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO of Redberry.
AI-enabled phishing, deepfakes, and accelerated attack tooling
The effect of AI on attack frequency and severity
AI in underwriting, risk assessment, and decision support
Affirmative AI coverage, exclusions, and silent exposure
Governance, explainability, and human oversight
12:30 to 13:00 | Cyber Insurance Roundtables
Moderated roundtable discussions under the Chatham House Rule on systemic cyber risk, digital supply-chain exposure, underwriting standards, and the cyber protection gap.
13:00 to 13:30 | Closing remarks and networking lunch
Continue the conversation with cyber insurance and reinsurance peers over lunch in one of the London market's most distinctive venues.
Event details
Date: Friday, 16 October 2026
Registration: 08:30
Executive briefing: 09:00 to 13:30
Networking lunch: from 13:00
Venue: The Lloyd's Old Library, Lloyd's of London, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA
Dress code: business attire. Lloyd's building access requires photo identification.
Registration
Capacity is limited. Every registration is reviewed to maintain a senior insurance-industry audience. Please register using your company email address. Registration does not guarantee admission until confirmed by the organizers.
Hosts
An event by Cyberwrite Inc., a cyber insurance analytics and modeling company serving carriers, reinsurers, MGAs, and brokers in 56 countries, hosted by Samsung Re at Lloyd's of London Old Library.
This event is held at the Lloyd's Old Library but is independently organized and is not an official Lloyd's event. Please bring your photo ID with you.